Animals
Animals, Cats, City, Dogs
Friday Cat and Dog Blogging: Beanie Shows the Way Forward
by JOHN ADAMS •
Longtime readers know that this website has warned residents about the dangers of marauding coyotes, and their stealthy efforts to overwhelm civilization and rule this planet. See Coyotes Begin War Against Humanity. Reports about coyote designs on Milwaukee (part of FW’s Daily Bread post for today) show how little time is left to act. Doubtless,…
Animals
America’s Zoo Animals Go for Pumpkin Spice
by JOHN ADAMS •
? Karin Brulliard reports Pumpkin spice has infiltrated America’s zoos. Some trends reach far, very far. Brulliard writes that From September — make that late August — through the end of the calendar year, or for as long as supplies last, no American is far from the seasonal scent of pumpkin spice. Not even American zoo animals. The powder…
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Lynx
by JOHN ADAMS •
The trial reintroduction of six Eurasian lynx in the Kielder Forest in Northumberland has become more likely as 100% of the landowners approached so far have given their approval. Read the full story: https://t.co/AdtJONrThM ? Neville Buck pic.twitter.com/5avhPHXpCr — BBC Wildlife (@WildlifeMag) August 14, 2018
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: The Poachers’ Fate
by JOHN ADAMS •
Embed from Getty Images In a stunning instance of the animal kingdom taking karma into its own hands – or rather, paws – at least three poachers were mauled to death and then eaten by lions earlier this week after they illegally entered the Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa to hunt rhinos. “They strayed…
Animals, Cats, Conservation, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Can Humans and Lions Get Along?
by JOHN ADAMS •
“Lions are really causing us havoc,” laments an African pastoralist in Nani Walker and Alan Toth’s short documentary, Living with Lions. The film chronicles the conflict between lions and humans in Laikipia County, Kenya, where drought and urbanization have pushed people and wildlife into closer contact. Conservationists attempt to mitigate the encounters, which often begin…
Animals, Cats, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions In South Africa
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats, Nature, Wisconsin
Friday Catblogging: Cougar sighting verified in Washington County
by JOHN ADAMS •
Contact(s): Scott Walter, DNR Large Carnivore Specialist, 608-267-7865 or Dianne Robinson, Wildlife Biologist, 262-424-9827 MADISON- Video footage of a large cat submitted by landowners in Washington County has been verified by Department of Natural Resources biologists as a cougar. The animal was recorded on a security camera during the early morning hours of Feb. 7…
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cheetahs’ ears
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Wild Badger Sneaks Into Home, Impersonates Family Cat
by JOHN ADAMS •
One reads that in Scotland, a badger walked into a home through a cat door, ate the family cat’s food, and then took a nap in the cat’s bed: We were alerted yesterday to a badger who was spotted in a house in Linlithgow! Find out more: https://t.co/QFLZf7D6O1 pic.twitter.com/QnVJL5HoJ8 — SCOTTISH SPCA (@ScottishSPCA) October 19,…
Animals
Badger Takes the High-Protein Route
by JOHN ADAMS •
Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month https://t.co/fxJwpObwKG pic.twitter.com/H92XQttu4s — New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017 Dig for victory: badger buries a whole cow and eats steak for a month http://ow.ly/AI0k30arsqt @ New Scientist (@newscientist) March 31, 2017
Animals, Weather, Weird Tales
Winter to Last a Bit Longer
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature
Film: The Rhino Guardians
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Rhino Guardians from Dan Sadgrove on Vimeo. Dan Sadgrove describes his recent film on an anti-poaching group: In 2016 I travelled to South Africa to visit The Black Mambas – the worlds first all female anti-poaching unit operating in the Balule Game Reserve in South Africa. Coming from disadvantaged communities and breaking strong patriarchal…